Crowds of people gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza Tuesday evening after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd.
Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Here are some photos from the day:
[gwh_image id=”1141868″ credit=”Zach Brien | Staff Photographer” size=”embedded-img” align=”none”]A man among the crowd gathered at BLM Plaza Tuesday.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1141866″ credit=”Zach Brien | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Two people embrace after the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial was read Tuesday evening.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1141867″ credit=”Zach Brien | Staff Photographer” size=”embedded-img” align=”none”]A sign reads “He’s guilty” at BLM Plaza.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1141871″ credit=”Zach Brien | Staff Photographer” size=”embedded-img” align=”none”]The words “Abolish Police” are written on the ground of BLM Plaza Tuesday.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1141870″ credit=”Zach Brien | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]A woman stands in BLM Plaza after Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict is read.[/gwh_image]